Happy Holidays!On behalf of the Board of Directors,

management and staff of the Buck Hill Falls Company, we extend to you best

wishes this holiday season and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

The Effects of Hurricane Sandyon the Buck Hill Falls Community

Vacation home communities in neighboring states bore the fury of Hurricane Sandy. While early projections had the hurricane on a possible route through the region, Buck Hill Falls and Northeastern Pennsylvania were spared the worst but sustained major wind damage resulting in lengthy power outages, downed trees, and closed schools, businesses, and roads. “We had over 70 trees fall throughout the community, with six landing on cottages; fortunately none of the homes received major damage,” reported Mike O’Shea, President of the Buck Hill Falls Company. The community of Buck Hill Falls had power restored by Thursday November 1, three days following the storm on Monday, October 29.

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Buck Hill Paddle Platform Tennis Winter Program Buck Hill has two of the finest Paddle Platform Tennis courts in the area. This facility offers an excellent opportunity to get exercise, fresh air, and to hone summer tennis skills. All are welcome to enjoy the camaraderie of this very social game. The courts are heated and lighted for night play. Some Buck Hill residents play on a regular basis Tuesday and Thursday nights usually at 5:30pm. We’ve started a Saturday 10:00am session for out-of-towners here on the weekend as well as full-time residents. A free basic introduction to the game is available by special request. Paddles and paddle balls are available in the Paiste Pond building. Any questions, contact Don Crabtree at home 570-595-2233 or donny.crabtree@gmail.comor Caroline Salvino at 570-595-3527 or ccsalvino@gmail.com. For those interested, an overview of the game can be found at: http://www.platform-tennis.org/about_us/about_platform_tennis.htmand the rules off the game at http://www.platformtennis.org/mt/Rules_of_Platform_Tennis.htm. The new tennis and platform tennis program director at Skytop has approached us to see whether the paddle tennis programs at Skytop and Buck Hill can be enhanced by some form of joint collaboration. One possibility is to form a Buck Hill/Skytop team to partic-ipate in Saturday area Paddle Tennis leagues as part of the APTA Eastern Pennsylvania Region III. We will keep you informed in future issues of those plans.

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Platform Tennis, Paiste Pond Activity Center and Ice Rink

There are numerous recreational opportunities in Buck Hill Falls during the winter season. Come join us at Paiste Pond for an exciting game of platform tennis. Beginners and all skill levels are welcome. The platform tennis courts officially open on October 8 and will be open until the tennis season begins in May. Also, sharpen those skates for some ice skating and ice hockey at the outdoor skating rink. As always, Mother Nature will determine when the ice skating rink will be ready. When weather conditions cooperate, the operating hours for the ice skating rink and the platform tennis courts are as follows:

Ice Rink Monday - Sunday 8:00 a.m. - dusk Platform Tennis Monday - Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. The Paiste Pond Activity Center offers a place to sit by the fire after ice skating, sledding, cross-country skiing or any other outdoor activity. You can also enjoy a game of pool, foosball, board games or grab a snack and a hot drink. Hours of operation will be as follows:

Christmas Holiday December 24 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. December 25 - Closed December 26-30 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 31 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Winter Hours Saturdays and Sundays - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Martin Luther King & Presidents’ Day Holidays - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Check out the activities schedule posted at the center for the latest information on all the fun to be had at Buck Hill. Platform tennis balls and paddles are available for purchase through the Company; contact the office for information. Ice skates, hockey equipment and paddles must be obtained by the user before their arrival. Please note that these facili-ties are currently unsupervised, and users are to participate at their own risk.

Season Greetings from theBuck Hill Falls Lawn Bowling Club.We would like to wish lawn bowlers,

volunteers, angels, Lot and Cot, and the employees of the Buck Hill Falls Company a beautiful and safe holiday. May 2013 find many more

of you on the bowling greens. Happy New Year!

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Lot & Cot AnnualHoliday Party

Tennis TeaFriday, December 285:00pm to 7:00 pm

Admission is free to all Lot & Cot dues-paying members. All other cottagers who have not paid their Lot & Cot dues, adult

children and guests will be charged a $20 guest fee.

A scrumptious assortment of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres will be served, as well as two complimentary drinks. A cash bar will remain open throughout the evening.

A great opportunity to share the holiday season with your friendsand neighbors. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Comments By Michael J. Walters, President, at the September 2, 2012, Annual Meeting of the Lot & Cot Association I would like to briefly comment on the role of Lot & Cot. Most of you are familiar with this. As stated in our Articles of Incorporation, the Association was formed for the purposes of: a) perpetuating the character, spirit and tradition of the community, and b) representing the interests of lot and cottage owners in dealing with Buck Hill Falls Company. How do we do these things? Well, we do our best to perpetuate the character, spirit and tradition of the community by sponsoring and encouraging activities that accomplish this objective. Most of these things are done through our many committees, such as the Mens and Womens Golf Committees, the Tennis, Lawn Bowling, Swimming, Youth Activi-ties, Fishing Derby, Fourth of July, Ice Cream Social, Summer Party/Clambake, and the Holiday Party Committees, as well as the Winter Activities Committee. These committees, their chairmen and their many members, take their responsibilities very seriously, and they do a terrific job. Without them, we would not be able to even come close to perpetuating the character, spirit and tradition of our wonderful community. Another thing we do is listen to you – the members of our community. We actively solicit input from all community members on their questions and on their suggestions for things we can do to improve our community. We encourage you to use our dedicated email

address for this purpose, although we welcome your input in whatever form it comes. The dedicated email address for these communications is lotandcotcommunications@gmail.com. The other purpose of Lot and Cot referenced in our Articles of Incorporation is to represent the interests of lot and cottage owners in dealing with Buck Hill Falls Company. While this is a broad charge, most of our efforts in this regard pertain to our involvement in the dues setting process through our involvement with the Joint Finance Committee and the Agreement Committee. Today I will provide an update on the progress being made by the Agreement Committee. As the community is aware, the Agreement Committee has been working hard for the past few months in an effort to update the Dues Agreement. While nothing has been cast in stone, we seem to have reached tentative agreement on the following points: After much consideration we have accepted the view that if the essence of this com-munity is to be preserved and maintained in its current form, all recreational amenities, including golf and tennis, need to be included in the dues. Dues should also include reimbursement to the Company for the expenses of provid-ing community services, which includes road maintenance, trash collection, security and maintenance of the common areas. All Company expenses and revenues should be charged or credited to either dues-re-lated or non-dues related activities. Expenses that cannot be directly assigned to specific activities but which are incurred to benefit all activities (referred to as “Indirect Costs”) should be allocated among dues-related and non-dues related activities on the basis of relative direct costs. Since cottagers pre-fund the Company’s bad debt expense arising from unpaid dues, all recoveries of such amounts and any interest collected thereon should be credited to the dues. Dues should include a charge for the acquisition, improvement and maintenance of fa-cilities included in the dues-related activities. Charges for acquisitions and improvements should be determined in a manner that results in annual dues charges that are approximate-ly level from year-to-year over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Dues should not, in any way, include the costs of other Company activities such as the water and sewer system, timber sales, rental activities, food and hospitality services, Youth Activities, and services provided on a user-pay basis to specific cottagers, such as snow-plowing, cottage inspections, and townhouse maintenance. There are a number of significant other points that are still under discussion, which we will continue working on diligently within the Agreement Committee and our respective Boards, with the expectation of having a revised dues agreement in place prior to com-mencement of the dues setting process for fiscal year 2013-2014.

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7 306 Creekside Court $349,900

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2012 Market Recap2012 was another challenging year for real estate in most markets nationwide. Second home markets have been particularly hard hit with the current state of the economy. At Buck Hill we all know that we have a very special place to call home with friends, family, scenic mountain vistas and wonderful amenities. However, we are not immune to real estate challenges. The good news is that 2012 was the best year for Buck Hill real estate in terms of number of sales since 2007. We saw 9 properties sell this past year and looking toward the future we expect the market to continue to improve although maybe not at the pace we would all like. It appears we have seen the bottom of the market and are slowly improving. What does this mean? There are many opportu-nities for people who have been on the fence the past few years about purchasing a home at Buck Hill. Prices are still very attractive, financing is available at interest rates hovering around 4% and the inventory is unprecedented. If you, or a family member or friend, need more information please contact us to discuss opportunities.

*According to statistics from the PMAR MLS.

Last 5 Years*Year Sales Avg.Price2012 9 $236,0002011 4 $186,0002010 6 $347,0002009 5 $421,5002008 5 $399,500

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Chestnut Mountain VolunteersBy John L. Styk, Ranger On October 13th Karen and Paul Tetor volunteered to help me paint the western prop-erty line of Chestnut Mountain. We are doing this so we can always identify the property line. We will also do the eastern property line. It took four hours to do the western line and 15 cans of spray paint, which was donated by the Buck Hill Falls Company. Mike O’Shea had suggested we talk with Tim Stem, Buck Hill’s Golf Course Superintendent about the paint. Paul and Karen are great volunteers for the community. Karen collects furniture, which is donated to Womans Resources of Monroe County. Paul helps Karen with this project. Paul and Karen have lived in Canadensis since 1981, they are retired school teachers with over thirty years of teaching at Pocono Mountain.

Karen and Paul on the property line

Karen and I on the property line. I am pointing to bear claw marks on a Beech Tree

Fairway Grille The Fairway Grille is open until December 30, 2012. Lunch will be served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm. Dinner will be served on Saturday night, December 15 only, from 5pm to 8pm. Reser-vations are required by 4pm the day of dinner operations. Please be aware on nights when a private party is booked the Fairway Grille will not be open for regular dinner reservations.

BuCk HiLL BirderBy Frank May Mother Nature’s double whammy of last month , a perfect storm event combining a tropical hurricane with merging low fronts from the west timed to coincide with a full moon and high tides had us all running for shelter. Some of us with multiple dwellings were forced to choose between flooded homes in coastal New York and New Jersey and high winds, downed trees and lost power here in Buck Hill. Aside from the inconvenience, Providence was kind to most of us. It could have been a lot worse. As we “sentient” beings often have a difficult time coping with the elements, how do the birds manage to survive extreme weather? As any experienced “rag” sailor knows, there are two ways to deal with a threatening storm. You can “run with the wind” and hope to race the storm to calmer waters or, you can “heave- to”, drop an anchor and ride it out. Most of our non-migratory and winter resident birds have little choice but to seek shelter and hunker-down. This is the case with most of the ground-feeding sparrows such as White-throated and Juncos who seek out dense shrubbery, like barberry to huddle under. Chickadees, Tit-mice and Nut-Hatches will hold up in tree cavities. I remember one particularly nasty winter when we were living in Calgary, Alberta. We were visited by what could only be called a blizzard that featured high wind and driving snow and temperatures below -20F. We awoke in the morning to discover a small flock of about twenty Common Redpolls on our kitchen deck all tight up against the wall on the east side of the house. They were so intent on survival that they didn’t seem to even notice us. Later in the day when the blow had subsided and the faint Canadian sun had warmed things up a few degrees, they flew off. The hunker-down strategy doesn’t always work however. Three or four years ago we experienced a prolonged period where the temperature hovered in the low teens and below for a week or more. While at the shore we visited a favorite venue, the Tuckahoe Wild-life Management Area. The weather was very clear and cold and we were treated to the rare sight of a Short-eared Owl hunting over the meadows in broad daylight. Apparently the nights were so cold that the Owls favorite prey, mice and other rodents, would only venture out in the daytime. We were, however, saddened to discover a number of frozen white feathery mounds here and there over the impoundments. They were Mute Swans who succumbed to the unusually long stretch of brutally cold weather. The advance of a weather front from the northwest can frequently produce some of the best conditions for seeing large numbers of birds. In the fall, during migration time, such a front will encourage procrastinating migrants to pack-up and head south. They take advan-tage of the tail wind and fly all night settling down in the morning to rest and refuel. This is what is known as a “fall-out” and typically sends enthusiastic birders rushing to Cape May to witness the phenomenon of hundreds of thousands of migrating birds of all kinds. It was during one such event several years ago when we were fortunate to be at “the Point” at the right time. The wind out of the west was steady and strong over Delaware Bay. Strong flyers such as geese and sea ducks and the larger raptors are able to press on into the wind but the same is not always true for smaller birds. Such was the case this day. We were standing at the end of Sunset Drive next to what is known locally as the Mag-nesite Plant, a large vacant plot of land that used to be a processing area for Magnesium ore. The industrial site is slowly reverting to something resembling a natural state with mostly rough scrub including mullein. (Mullein is a tall, spikey plant that is common in vacant lots and is plentiful around the Inn). Every mullein stalk seemed to be occupied by an American Kestrel, our smallest falcon. There must have been dozens. Every few minutes one would fly up and attempt to cross the bay in the face of the wind, only to hover for a frustrating moment and then set back down on its mullein perch. We watched in fascination for a while and then had to leave. One would only hope that most of them eventually made it over the Bay and safely to more hospitable climes. It’s not easy being a bird.

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Reprinted from Traditional Home magazine, Nov-Dec 2012. See photos online at:www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/christmas-cabin_ss1.html

Christmas At The Cabin A Washington, D.C., family relishes the simple pleasures of Christmas in the Pocono Mountains.By Amy Elbert As soon as school is dismissed for the holidays, Brandon Winfrey and Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey pack their car, corral the kids and the family dog, and head north from their Washington, D.C., home to the peaceful Pocono Mountains. The SUV’s festive car-go—wrapped packages, bags of groceries (most likely some gourmet cheeses and a prime rib), and treats like Grandma Cissy’s toffee—is bound for a weeklong celebration at the family’s century-old home in northeastern Pennsylvania. Brandon and Shazalynn were visiting friends a few years ago in Buck Hill Falls when they spotted an abandoned house with shingle siding and a crow’s-nest attic. The 1905 house was one of many solid and simple cottages built by Philadelphia Quakers at the turn of the 20th century as part of a summer community. “It had been uninhabited for 10 years, so it was completely falling apart,” Shazalynn says. “Carpenter ants had destroyed the lower level; they were eating the house from the bottom up.” But she and Brandon were charmed nonetheless. They aren’t Quakers, but they could certainly relate to the original owner’s need for a quiet retreat. “We were so enchanted by the feeling here. Life is so relaxed and simple and so different from life in D.C., which is a real pressure cooker,” says Shazalynn, an interior designer and mother of Grace, 12, and Cavin Reed, 10. Despite its condition, the house was loaded with charm—original heart-pine walls, floors and ceilings, stone fireplaces, wooden doorknobs, claw-foot tubs, and corner sinks in the bedrooms. “That’s why we fell in love with it,” Shazalynn says. “Especially Brandon. He really loved it.” Retaining those old-fashioned elements and cabin-like feel was the primary goal of the couple as they worked with a contractor long-distance over a period of 18 months. The house is particularly well suited to cozy Christmas celebrations centered on family and food. “I love to cook and spend a lot of time in that kitchen,” says Shazalynn, a grad-uate of the Culinary Institute of America. The aromas of beef tenderloin and Yorkshire pudding mix with the fragrance of a freshly cut blue spruce Christmas tree. Mugs of hot chocolate and mulled cider (with a shot of rum for the adults) are sipped in front of the living room’s massive stone fireplace, decked with greens, poinsettias, and paperwhites. “It was important to us and to the family we bought the house from that we didn’t ‘demoralize’—for lack of a better word—the structure,” Shazalynn says. “Too often, people go into an old house and put in marble countertops or something. This house was built in 1905, and this is what it wanted to be—simple and honest.” The cedar shakes, many of which had to be re-placed, were stained a lichen green in keeping with the wooded setting. Original rustic beamed-and-coffered ceilings were left exposed and unpainted. In the new kitchen, buffalo-check curtains in choc-olate and cream serve as “doors” for lower cabinets, and silver birch logs support shelves above the butch-erblock countertops.While Brandon and Shazalynn agreed on retaining the house’s rugged charms, they parted ways on how true to the original they had to be. “My husband is a purist. If he had his way, we would have kept all the wood walls dark,” Shazalynn says. “But the ceilings were already stained wood, and I needed more light. An entirely brown house is not exactly exciting.” They compromised, painting the beadboard walls in the dining room and kitchen and leaving the wood walls natural in the living room and some bedrooms. Kitchen and dining room ceilings were enclosed and painted as well, so ceiling light fixtures and fans could be installed.

With the house containing about 5,000 square feet, there was no need for an addition, but rooms were reconfigured. The lower-level kitchen and dining area (down to a dirt floor, thanks to the carpenter ants) was converted into a light-filled and comfortable family room with a new slate floor. The house is built into a slope, and the lower level has large windows (all new but designed to look original) that connect it to the outdoors. The kitchen and dining room were moved to the main level in a space that had been two bedrooms linked by a closet. Upstairs, two more bedrooms were combined to create a master suite with a sleeping area and an adjoining sitting room with a fireplace. Shazalynn furnished the home with antiques and straightforward upholstered pieces in neutral hues drawn from the environment. “This project was really driven by the clari-ty of the original structure,” Shazalynn says. “It was a conscious decision to make sure everything in the house was very crisp and clean-lined. Oversized slipcovered sofas, for example, would have diminished the architecture of the house.” In the living room, a pair of buff-colored sofas face a square coffee table made of reclaimed wood, a favorite place for the family board games. A woods-inspired palette of lichen green, bark, and ivory tones runs throughout the house, with hints of blue in the bedrooms. “I really tried to integrate the outside into the interiors. As you get to the upper levels, there is more pale blue, the color of the sky, and the family room on the lower level has more greens, like the plantings outside,” Shazalynn explains. Pillows and accessories, such as Shazalynn’s collections—old needlepoint samplers, quilts, Majolica, and Delft plates—add carefully measured color accents. “My husband didn’t want too much color in the house, ” Shazalynn says. “So instead I have pattern.”Red makes an appearance during the holidays when Shazalynn replaces neutral lamp-shades with rosy-colored ones, and red patterned pillows add doses of Christmas cheer. In the dining room, under a twig “branchelier” adorned with shimmering snowflakes, holiday dinners are both casual and festive. White birch-log side chairs with leather seats and host chairs covered in a fabric patterned with a woodland motif add to the room’s rustic feel. The Winfreys often invite their Buck Hill Falls neighbors to help celebrate Christmas Eve. After dinner, each person fills out a card describing something they are grateful for. The cards are placed in a bowl, and the fun commences as the cards are drawn and every-one tries to match people with their notes of gratitude. The original Quaker builders would most likely be grateful that such a joyful exercise occurs under their humble roof.

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2012 Buck Hill Community Services Contributions Over $40,000! Local Charities Will Benefit

Paul & Tina Mandry William & Janet NewellJustin & Kari Richards “JR” Robbins Anthony & Susan RobertsRichard & Judy StillingerJoe & Kathy Strode

$200+ Art & Judy BerryBruce& Susan BerryWilliam & Wendy BlackPhyllis BlairKen & Charlotte BlambleRichard & Elizabeth CareyRichard & Judy Kerby ColemanLou & Pat ConsiglioThomas & Carla CrawfordMichael & Patricia CrowlMichael & Betsy Daniels Ralph & Phyllis Della Rocca John & Joan DeNoiaFrank & Rae Donnelly Fran DurstBruce & Betsy Finley

Thanks to all these 141 contributors for making it happen. It is not too late to get your name added to the final honor roll to be printed in the first 2013 Breeze.

$1000+ Anthony & Nancy BoweRichard & Denise BoyleDiane & Kenneth CutshawRob & Mary Lou DalzielJeffrey Lemming DracosCharles & Barbara Gregorich LottRobert & Jennifer McNeil Jock & Kay Miller IIIDavid & Marina OttawayMarie PowersJoan Ruvane Pat Ruvane Weiler Family Foundation $500+William & Vina CullenPat DracosFrehse Family Fund Kennedy Family Fund

Leo & Cristina FinneganEdmund & Ethel FolsomCedric & Eileen Foster Steve & Deb Grant Gerard & Regina Griffin Paul & Lois Grunder Raymond & Katherine Guernsey Richard & Rosemarie Helmbrecht G. William & Barbara Herkner Norman Herms Jr. William & Nancy Hopkins Richard & Susan Huffman Harriet Humpton Jason & Laurel Jeffay Robert & Coleen Jeffries Richard & Marilyn John Richard & Marsha Johnson MaryEllen Keating Bill & Dawn Duncan Kendall Jean & Milan Kofol Philip & Sandy Kraus Robert & Min-Hwa Kupfer Craig & Joanne Laurie John & Andrea Laporte Kathy Legg & David Seifman Jeanne & Peter Maier Bruce & Margaret Mainwaring Daniel & Regina MarulliFrank & Ginny May Eric & Beth McCarthy Miller Tyler & Katie Miller Eleanor MillwaterDavid & Jennifer Mittereder Gerard & Susan Neumann Jr. Robert & Brenda Norwick David & Martha Olivier Thomas & Andrea Osmun Robin & Audra Ottaway Clifford Press & Elizabeth Sawyer Baz & Jill Preston Jim & Hannah Murphy Rawlings William & Judy Redway Edward & Susan Worth Reilly Barry & Ann Ridings Chris & Jeannine Robbins John & Claire Rodgers Joel & Debra Rossi John Ryan Fred Ruben & MaryKate Reeves-Hoche Catherine Ruggero Harrel & Sheralyn Silverstein Corey & Jonne Smith Jeffry & Barbara Smith Andrew & Julie Sniffin Lawrence & Judith Snyder

Frances Starr Joe & Betty Strode David Spindel & Lorraine Tomko Dave & Ginger Toomey Linda Terry & David Utz Robert & Lois Walinchus Henry & Susan Walker III J. Lawrence & Barbara Wilson Jim & Barbara Wilson Brandon & Shazalynn Winfrey

$100+ Edward & Carmen Aquilone Missie BaumanCharles & Teresa ButtzJohn & Ann Caggiano DeAnn Clancy Donald & Judy Crabtree Bill & Joan DeVizio Wendell & Elizabeth Ehinger John & Adrienne Fretz Matt & Kate GlowskiJames & Grace GodshalkLinda & Warren Goldfarb George & Marion GolfinopoulosNancy Hayden John & Susan LawlerEd & Nell Mayotte C. Robert & Sharon MonsonJohn & Susan Monaco Jack & Debbie Morrison Britton & Joan Murdoch Michael & Jamie O’Shea Martin & Joan Pfinsgraff James & Mayson Moore Price John RobertsonLaura Ronayne Charles & Susan Rusbasan Lawrence & Sharon Schneider Nicholas & Elizabeth Sivolella Richard & Shelton Unger Jr. Martin Watkins & David Mazza $20+Ashok & Marjorie Bhavnani Ruthanne Groseclose Daniel Mauger Marlene Maula William & Linda Potter Edward & Peggy Rising Thaddeus & Michele Haberland Tracy If you have any corrections to this list, please contact Rob Dalziel at by email: robdalziel@mindspring.com or (570) 595-7304.

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The Effects of Hurricane Sandy Many in Monroe County remained without power until Tuesday, November 6 , despite the best efforts of two local energy providers and teams sent to the region from Tennessee and Kentucky. “The rapid response of our professionals, under Mike’s leadership, allowed our com-munity to return to normal quickly,” said Kay Miller, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Buck Hillers were able to come home to their cottages to find solace from the storm’s lingering effects on their homes in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. We are grate-ful to our employees for their hard work and dedication to keeping our community safe. Everyone did a fantastic job.” On the Saturday, November 3, an alert security guard notified the Company office of an arcing transformer sending sparks into the air. Mike Linko immediately called the President and PP&L was notified of the emergency situation. A dangerous situation and a second major power outage was averted, and power was once again restored to the com-munity in less than two hours. The Company was able to restore the community back to normal operations, and no company insurance claims were necessary.

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ON ROUTE 390 NEXT TO LEWIS’ MARKETMon-Fri 9:30-5:30; Sat 9:30-3 595-7066

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Route 390Mountainhome PA 18342

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Security UpdateBy Andy A, Chief of Security Winter is upon us once again and, as you know, the winter season can be very unpredictable. I urge you to drive cautiously during the winter for your sake and the sake of others, especially our children walking to and from the school bus. You may never know when the weather will change and the roads will get slick. When calling security please use these new cottage numbers including your street name. Also please update phone numbers in your file at the BH office for both full- and part-timers. We need to be able to contact you in the event of an emergency. All phone numbers will be kept confidential. We have had a number of emergency situations where we did not have a current phone number on file to contact a cottage owner or their family members. These are a few examples of some type of emergencies that may arise: fire, medical, home or property damage and water leaks. Allow us to help you by keeping your information updated. My staff and I would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday.

Winter Trash Pickup and Recycling Trash Pickup: Fall and winter household trash pickup will occur on a weekly basis each Monday morning. Please remember that our trash compa-ny, Palmissano Waste Disposal, begins picking up the trash at 6:00 a.m. To assure that your trash is not missed, please put it in your trash receptacle on Sunday evening or before 6:00 a.m. the morning of pickup. All trash must be placed in bags before disposing of it in your receptacle. Also, please remem-ber not to leave any empty receptacles out on your lot. Recycling: Recyclable items will be collected every other Monday through the winter to include: December 10 and 24, January 7 and 21, Febru-ary 4 and 18, and March 4 and 18. Recyclable items include clear, brown and green glass jars, tin cans, aluminum and plastics marked on bottom with #1 or #2. Please rinse all items; removing labels is not necessary. Newspapers must be tied and placed in a plastic or paper bag; telephone books and mag-azines should also be bundled and placed in a brown paper bag. Examples of unacceptable items which have been received are cereal boxes, cat litter, styrofoam, cardboard, and newspapers not tied together or in a bag.

To

All the

Art Show ElvesWho made magic

Happen this summer,

A heartfelt thank you fromThe Buck Hill Art Association.

And to the Buck Hill Community.

Our wishes for a Joyous HolidaySeason

and a greatNew Year!!

Happy Holidays from our family at Century 21 Unlimited - to yours!

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